Pak Yong-sik

Pak Yong-sik was the Minister of Defense of North Korea from 30 April 2015, succeeding Hyon Yong-chol.

Biography
Pak Yong-sik served as an official in the Ministry of People's Security for many years before being appointed as Vice-Director of the General Political Department of the Korean People's Army by Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un sometime before January 2015. In April 2015 he was promoted to General and succeeded Hyon Yong-chol as Minister of Defense after his execution for disrespecting the Supreme Leader.